HOW WOMEN KEEP POINTS ON THEIR MEN

Have you thought about how we collect pluses and minuses on each other?  You say something nice about me and you have earned a plus but say something to hurt my feelings and you receive a minus.   The problem is that it takes a lot to earn a plus and very little to receive a minus.  Thus, husbands especially, often live in the deficit area.  That’s because women expect more from a relationship than husbands typically do.  That’s God’s doing.  Remember His punishment for Eve was that she would want a close connectedness with Adam, while he would focus on making a living.

Women save points for the small things a husband does, but she gives them a lower value than a husband thinks they are worth.  Then she inflates points with each hurt, disappointment, or annoyance, probably much more than she should.  Regularly, she subtracts her man’s negative points from his positive points and many men end up in debt. . .  deep debt. 

Fellas, let me share a few of the ways that a woman rates you.

NEGATIVES:  She asks, “Do I look fat in this?” (-5)  There is no answer you can give that won’t cost you points.  If you hesitate before answering (-10).  If you ask, “Where?” (– 35).  You develop a potbelly (-15).  You wear baggy jeans so your undershorts occasionally show when you bend over (-30).  You say, “My belly is no worse than yours”  (-500).  You offer to take her to dinner and go through a drive-thru window (-10).  You ask her to go to a movie without telling her you bought tickets for “Men in Black" (-35).  You fall asleep when she wants to talk about something that to her is a serious problem (-100).  You make the bed but forget the decorative pillows (-2).  You walk away and leave her alone at a party (-5).  You go talk to another woman for longer than 3 minutes (-25).  The woman is pretty and single (-40).  You buy an impersonal gift for a female friend of her’s while on vacation without buying her something nicer (-40).  Fellas, it’s not being thoughtful of her friends, it’s putting another woman ahead of her.  Shame.  Make that a -75

POSITIVES:   You crawl out of bed and go downstairs during the night because she heard a noise (+3).  You find nothing (+0).  You take her to dinner on her birthday – to a place she really likes (+10).  You go see a movie about relationships and say you enjoyed it (+15).  You change the TV to a love story in the middle of the game (+25). You sit facing her and look into her eyes when she wants to talk (+5).   You say, “Un-hun,  Oh-ooo” as she tell you her concern (+2).  You say, “I am sorry this hurts you.” (+25).  You ask what you can do to make things better – and follow through, doing what she says (+40).  You load or unload the dishwasher or washing machine/dryer (+1).  Remember it’s your dirty dishes and clothes too.  You bring her flowers or a nice card (+5).  You write her a love note, telling her all the things you love about her (+100).  The note is handwritten and mailed (+400). 

Okay, fellas, now you know how to earn points and come out ahead.  Are you known for following advice?